Nicolas Cage's THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT

THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF
MASSIVE TALENT

Dates: TBD
Location: TBD

Writer (Current): Tom Gormican, KEVIN ETTEN
Producer: Kevin Turen, Mike Nilon, Nicholas Cage
Director: Tom Gormican
Cast: Talent: Nicolas Cage

Logline: The film tells the story of Nicolas Cage (Cage), who, in need of some money and creatively unfulfilled, begrudgingly accepts a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a Mexican billionaire super fan. When things take a wild turn, Nick is forced to become a version of some of his most iconic and beloved characters in order to extricate himself from an increasingly dangerous situation.

Roles:

[NIC CAGE, YOUNG NIC]
Lead Male (30 - 60) White
The famed, award-winning actor. He is having a hard time financially at the moment (in huge debt to the government) and is also struggling in his career. His agent gets him a job that pays 1 million for 5 days – to attend the birthday party of wealthy JAVI GUTIERREZ, in Mexico. Once there, Nic bonds
with Javi but winds up getting mixed up with the Mexican drug cartel – going up against Javi’s dangerous brother, LUCAS. Nic works undercover for the CIA and helps put a stop to the bad cartel people. He and Javi also create a movie that QUENTIN TARANTINO makes and it’s a huge hit at the end, with Nic as the star.
Attached Nicolas Cage

[ADDY]
Supporting Female (15 - 16) White
The daughter of Nic and Olivia, she winds up in Mexico and is briefly kidnapped. But Nic (with help from Javi) saves her and father and daughter are closer to each other at the end.

[CARLOS DIAZ]
Supporting Male (30 - 50) Hispanic / Latino
Burly security guard working for Javi and Lucas, he gets shot toward the end.

[GABRIELA RODRIGUEZ]
Supporting Female (30 - 40) Hispanic / Latino
A dark-haired, very focused woman who is the head of Javi’s companies. She and Javi finally become a real couple by the end.

[IRVING DUQUESNE]
Supporting Male (40 - 60) Hispanic / Latino
An overweight, weary CIA agent who has Nic work with him (undercover) against Javi and Lucas in Mexico.

[JAVI GUTIERREZ]
Supporting Male (40 - 50) Hispanic / Latino
The very rich man who hires Nic to be at Javi’s 45th birthday party. Javi’s cousin Lucas is actually the head of a big, dangerous drug cartel. They eventually put a stop to him and Javi and Nic remain friends and create a hit movie together,
which is helmed by Tarantino.

[LUCAS]
Supporting Male (40 - 50) Hispanic / Latino
Javi’s cousin, Lucas is the dangerous, very wealthy head of the drug cartel. At the end, Nic, Javi, and the others defeat him.

[OLIVIA]
Supporting Female (40 - 50) White
The ex-wife of Nic, she is a beautiful make-up artist. She is the mother of ADDY and they both wind up in Mexico too and in slight danger. But at the end, they are both safe – and Olivia and Nic seem to be growing close again.

[QUENTIN TARANTINO]
Cameo Male (50 - 60) White
The famous writer/director/producer, he makes Javi and Nic’s movie at the end - and it’s a huge hit.

[ARIA LOPEZ]
Cameo Male (12 - 18) Hispanic / Latino
The daughter of the Mexican Presidential candidate; kidnapped with Addy. They are both saved.

[MUFFLED CROWD, EVERYONE]
Cameo (13 - 60)
At the birthday party for Addy.

[PATRICK FINK]
Cameo Male (50 - 60)
Nic’s old school agent in a suit, he gets him the gig at the birthday party in Mexico.

[REPORTER]
Cameo (30 - 40)
At the big movie premiere at the end.

[THERAPIST]
Cameo (40 - 50)
A therapist, Nic and Addy meet with the therapist for family therapy.

[WOMAN]
Cameo Female (30 - 50)
Seen briefly (with her young child) on a boat.

[ACCENT COACH]
Cameo (30 - 50)
On a recording Nic uses when preparing to audition.

[ANCHOR]
Cameo (40 - 50)
A news anchor on TV.

[FLIGHT ATTENDANT, CAPTAIN]
Cameo (30 - 60)
Flight attendant and Captain on the plane Nic takes to Mexico.

[FRONT DESK]
Cameo Male (20 - 40)
Works the front desk at the Sunset Tower where Nic is living/staying.

[GUEST]
Cameo Male (30 - 40)
Seen at the Sunset Tower briefly.